Bromeliohyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Hylinae
Genus: Bromeliohyla
Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005[1]
Type species
Hyla bromeliacia
Schmidt, 1933
Species

3 species (see text)

Bromeliohyla, sometimes known as the bromeliad treefrogs, is a genus of frogs in the family Hylidae.[2][3] This genus was erected in 2022 following a major revision of the Hylidae. The original two species in this genus were previously placed in the genus Hyla.[1] They are found in tropical southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and northern Honduras.[2]

Species

The genus contains three species:[2][3]

Binomial name and authorCommon name
Bromeliohyla bromeliacia (Schmidt, 1933)Bromeliad tree frog
Bromeliohyla dendroscarta (Taylor, 1940)Greater bromeliad tree frog
Bromeliohyla melacaena (McCranie and Castañeda, 2006)

References

  1. 1 2 Faivovich, Julián; Haddad, Célio F.B.; Garcia, Paulo C.A.; Frost, Darrel R.; Campbell, Jonathan A. & Wheeler, Ward C. (2005). "Systematic review of the frog family Hylidae, with special reference to Hylinae: phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 294: 1–240. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.470.2967. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)294[0001:SROTFF]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/462.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Bromeliohyla Faivovich, Haddad, Garcia, Frost, Campbell, and Wheeler, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Hylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.


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